Archive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category
This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
Crucial final weeks before Christmas will tell the tale of potential success for retail business in 2010 The last weeks of the year are crucial for retailers who look to the holiday shopping season to improve the year’s bottom line. Like their national counterparts, Mississippi business owners welcome this time of year. “We’re cautiously optimistic,” [...] [...]
Word, NMIDA taps into new world ways to market region to prospective clients Change is certain in the world of economic development and technology taking a starring role these days. No one typifies that change more than Greg Word, manager of technical/graphic services for the North Mississippi Industrial Development Association (NMIDA). Based in West Point, [...] [...]
Success could hinge on securing public-private partnerships, officials say Land-use changes are but one element of a strategy developed to significantly upgrade the appearance and mix of businesses along Jackson’s nine-mile U.S. 80 corridor from the Pearl River to the Clinton city limits. Together with transportation improvements and upgrades to infrastructure such as water and sewer, [...] [...]
Junior League’s Mistletoe Marketplace launches the holiday shopping season For 30 years now the place to get in the holiday mood, and for purchasing gifts at a place where the proceeds help to make a positive difference with many charitable programs in the community, is the Junior League of Jackson’s Mistletoe Marketplace. More than 156 [...] [...]
Port of Gulfport restoring facilities and total cargo to pre-Katrina level With the Port of Gulfport a vital component of the state’s economy, the Mississippi State Port Authority is focusing its restoration efforts in the areas of construction, design and permitting. It is also working to bring the level of business back to what it [...] [...]
MDA head says business has moved into state and more is coming While not immune to the recession, business recruitment and retention in Mississippi has not slacked, and a slew of economic development projects are underway. “I think that certainly the national and global economy has a major economic impact on our state. We’re [...] [...]
While much of Mississippi struggles economically, Tupelo has seen expansions and new projects pump $53 million in capital investments during the last year, said Shane Homan, senior vice president of the Community Development Foundation in Tupelo. From May 2009 to April 2010, the Tupelo area has had 12 expansions and four new projects that will [...] [...]
Hattiesburg has been named as one of the top 10 small metro areas in the nation A strong healthcare system, universities and a military presence have helped economic development in the Hattiesburg area weather the economic downturn. “The Pine Belt has not been completely immune to the economic downturn. However, due to the diversity [...] [...]
RAIL provides loans to municipalities and counties for freight rail service projects The Mississippi Freight Rail Revolving Loan/Grant (RAIL) program may not generate banner headlines, but there is no arguing that it could make a huge impact economically in the state. A program of the Mississippi Development Authority’s (MDA’s) Community Services division, RAIL provides loans [...] [...]
PriorityOne is a key strategy in the state’s business retention and expansion efforts Assisting businesses in solving long-term problems, promoting economic development and job creation and strengthening and diversifying local Mississippi economies. That is priority one for the Mississippi Development Authority’s PriorityOne program. A creation of the agency’s Existing Industry and Business (EIB) division, the [...] [...]
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